Three observations in goose keeping can effectively increase the egg production rate of geese

  1. Observe body condition and supplement feed

If a female goose is too fat, egg production is low, and some even stop laying; if a female goose is too thin, it lacks nutrition and egg production is also low. For geese that are too fat, concentrate feed should be appropriately reduced, and if necessary, feeding of concentrate should be temporarily suspended; for penned female geese, exercise or grazing should be appropriately increased; for thin geese, increase concentrate feeding, increase the protein content in the feed, and also feed 2 additional times at night.

2. Observe droppings and supplement feed

If goose droppings are thick, loose and strip-shaped, with a glossy surface, and can be broken into several sections when lightly prodded with the foot, this indicates appropriate nutrition and normal digestion. If goose droppings are small, firm, black in color, and when lightly prodded show a granular cross-section, this indicates that too much concentrate has been fed and too little green feed, and that digestion and absorption are abnormal; the amount of concentrate fed should be reduced, and more green feed should be given. If goose droppings are light in color and unformed, scattering as soon as they are excreted, this indicates that the amount of concentrate fed is insufficient, and concentrate feed should be supplemented.

3. Observe eggs and supplement feed

If laying geese take in insufficient nutrients, the eggshells will become thin, and the eggs will be small or deformed. When this happens, feeds rich in protein such as soybean cake, peanut cake and fish meal must be added, so that the crude protein content of the daily ration is raised to above 22%, and the daily feeding amount per goose is increased to 280-320 grams; at the same time, mineral feed must be added.